Index: ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
+++ ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
   unsigned readPhdrType();
   SortSectionPolicy readSortKind();
   SymbolAssignment *readProvideHidden(bool Provide, bool Hidden);
-  SymbolAssignment *readProvideOrAssignment(StringRef Tok);
+  SymbolAssignment *readProvideOrAssignment(StringRef Tok, bool Global);
   void readSort();
   AssertCommand *readAssert();
   Expr readAssertExpr();
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
       readSections();
     } else if (Tok == "VERSION") {
       readVersion();
-    } else if (SymbolAssignment *Cmd = readProvideOrAssignment(Tok)) {
+    } else if (SymbolAssignment *Cmd = readProvideOrAssignment(Tok, true)) {
       Script->Opt.Commands.push_back(Cmd);
     } else {
       setError("unknown directive: " + Tok);
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
   expect("{");
   while (!ErrorCount && !consume("}")) {
     StringRef Tok = next();
-    BaseCommand *Cmd = readProvideOrAssignment(Tok);
+    BaseCommand *Cmd = readProvideOrAssignment(Tok, true);
     if (!Cmd) {
       if (Tok == "ASSERT")
         Cmd = readAssert();
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
     StringRef Tok = next();
     if (Tok == ";") {
       // Empty commands are allowed. Do nothing here.
-    } else if (SymbolAssignment *Assign = readProvideOrAssignment(Tok)) {
+    } else if (SymbolAssignment *Assign = readProvideOrAssignment(Tok, false)) {
       Cmd->Commands.push_back(Assign);
     } else if (BytesDataCommand *Data = readBytesDataCommand(Tok)) {
       Cmd->Commands.push_back(Data);
@@ -696,12 +696,18 @@
   return Cmd;
 }
 
-SymbolAssignment *ScriptParser::readProvideOrAssignment(StringRef Tok) {
+SymbolAssignment *ScriptParser::readProvideOrAssignment(StringRef Tok,
+                                                        bool Global) {
   SymbolAssignment *Cmd = nullptr;
   if (peek() == "=" || peek() == "+=") {
     Cmd = readAssignment(Tok);
     expect(";");
-  } else if (Tok == "PROVIDE") {
+    if (Global && Tok != ".")
+      Script->Opt.ReferencedSymbols.push_back(Tok);
+    return Cmd;
+  }
+
+  if (Tok == "PROVIDE") {
     Cmd = readProvideHidden(true, false);
   } else if (Tok == "HIDDEN") {
     Cmd = readProvideHidden(false, true);
Index: test/ELF/linkerscript/align.s
===================================================================
--- test/ELF/linkerscript/align.s
+++ test/ELF/linkerscript/align.s
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
 # SYMBOLS-LABEL: SYMBOL TABLE:
 # SYMBOLS-NEXT: 0000000000000000         *UND*           00000000
 # SYMBOLS-NEXT: 0000000000014008         .text           00000000 _start
-# SYMBOLS-NEXT: 0000000000010000         *ABS*           00000000 __code_base__
 # SYMBOLS-NEXT: 0000000000001000         *ABS*           00000000 VAR
+# SYMBOLS-NEXT: 0000000000010000         *ABS*           00000000 __code_base__
 # SYMBOLS-NEXT: 0000000000011000         .bbb            00000000 __start_bbb
 # SYMBOLS-NEXT: 0000000000012000         .bbb            00000000 __end_bbb
 
Index: test/ELF/linkerscript/symbols-synthetic.s
===================================================================
--- test/ELF/linkerscript/symbols-synthetic.s
+++ test/ELF/linkerscript/symbols-synthetic.s
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 # SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000000120         .foo    00000000 _begin_sec
 # SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000000128         *ABS*   00000000 _end_sec_abs
 # SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000001048         .text   00000000 _start
+# SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000000ee4         *ABS*   00000000 size_foo_3
 # SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000000120         .foo    00000000 begin_foo
 # SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000000128         .foo    00000000 end_foo
 # SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000000008         *ABS*   00000000 size_foo_1
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@
 # SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000001000         .foo    00000000 begin_bar
 # SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000001004         .foo    00000000 end_bar
 # SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000000ee4         *ABS*   00000000 size_foo_2
-# SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000000ee4         *ABS*   00000000 size_foo_3
 # SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000001004         .eh_frame_hdr     00000000 __eh_frame_hdr_start
 # SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000001010         *ABS*             00000000 __eh_frame_hdr_start2
 # SIMPLE-NEXT: 0000000000001018         .eh_frame_hdr     00000000 __eh_frame_hdr_end
Index: test/ELF/lto/linker-script-symbols2.ll
===================================================================
--- test/ELF/lto/linker-script-symbols2.ll
+++ test/ELF/lto/linker-script-symbols2.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+; REQUIRES: x86
+; RUN: llvm-as %s -o %t.o
+
+; RUN: echo "foo = 1;" > %t.script
+; RUN: ld.lld -m elf_x86_64 %t.o -o %t2 --script %t.script -save-temps
+; RUN: llvm-readobj -symbols %t2.lto.o | FileCheck %s
+
+; CHECK-NOT: bar
+; CHECK:     Symbol {
+; CHECK:         Name: foo
+; CHECK-NEXT:    Value: 0x0
+; CHECK-NEXT:    Size: 4
+; CHECK-NEXT:    Binding: Global
+; CHECK-NEXT:    Type: Object
+; CHECK-NEXT:    Other: 0
+; CHECK-NEXT:    Section: .bss.foo
+; CHECK-NEXT:  }
+; CHECK-NEXT:]
+
+; RUN: llvm-readobj -symbols %t2 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=VAL
+; VAL:       Symbol {
+; VAL:        Name: foo
+; VAL-NEXT:   Value: 0x1
+; VAL-NEXT:   Size:
+; VAL-NEXT:   Binding: Global
+; VAL-NEXT:   Type: None
+; VAL-NEXT:   Other:
+; VAL-NEXT:   Section: Absolute
+; VAL-NEXT: }
+
+; RUN: echo "zed = 1;" > %t2.script
+; RUN: ld.lld -m elf_x86_64 %t.o -o %t3 --script %t2.script
+; RUN: llvm-readobj -symbols %t3 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=ABS
+; ABS:      Symbol {
+; ABS:        Name: zed 
+; ABS-NEXT:   Value: 0x1
+; ABS-NEXT:   Size: 0
+; ABS-NEXT:   Binding: Global
+; ABS-NEXT:   Type: None
+; ABS-NEXT:   Other: 0
+; ABS-NEXT:   Section: Absolute
+; ABS-NEXT: }
+
+target triple = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+target datalayout = "e-m:e-i64:64-f80:128-n8:16:32:64-S128"
+
+@foo = global i32 0
+@bar = global i32 0